Oklahoma City jumped out to an 11-2 lead and led 24-12 when Westbrook went to the bench late in the first quarter for a breather, and by the time he returned to action with 8:25 left in the second OKC’s lead was cut to one point.

Fueled by a total team effort, the Suns led by three points at intermission, then Phoenix opened the third on a 7-0 run to get up double figures. If that wasn’t enough, Eric Bledsoe led an 8-0 Suns' run midway through the quarter to put Phoenix up a whopping 14 points.

The Suns kept the Thunder at an arm’s length for most of the third and fourth quarters, but Westbrook’s ferocity brought the Thunder back late in the game. Westbrook bullied his way to the basket multiple times down the stretch and finished one layup after another as OKC wouldn't go away without a fight.

The Thunder clawed back within four points in the final 10 seconds, but the Suns did enough to hold off OKC for their second home win in as many nights.

Westbrook scored 20 of his 48 points in the fourth while Alex Abrines added 13 points in 32 minutes. Domantas Sabonis and Enes Kanter each scored 11 but the Thunder only shot 42.5-percent (37-87) from the field.

Paul George scored 28 points, Russell Westbrook added 23 points in his 17th triple-double of the season, and the Oklahoma City Thunder survived a second-half Memphis rally to defeat the Grizzlies 121-114 on...

Paul George scored 28 points, Russell Westbrook added 23 points in his 17th triple-double of the season, and the Oklahoma City Thunder survived a second-half Memphis rally to defeat the Grizzlies 121-114 on Wednesday night.

Kylee Kopatich scored 19 points with five 3-pointers, Tyler Johnson scored 11 points before fouling out with 1:53 remaining and Kansas won just its third Big 12 game of the season with a 66-59 upset of No. 25 Oklahoma State on Wednesday night.

Kylee Kopatich scored 19 points with five 3-pointers, Tyler Johnson scored 11 points before fouling out with 1:53 remaining and Kansas won just its third Big 12 game of the season with a 66-59 upset of No. 25 Oklahoma State on Wednesday night.

Kendall Smith scored 21 points to help Oklahoma State stun No. 6 Texas Tech 79-71 on Wednesday night. Lindy Waters added a career-high 18 points, and Jeffrey Carroll had 14 points to help the Cowboys (16-12, 6-9 Big 12) get a huge boost to their hopes of gaining an NCAA Tournament bid. The Cowboys already had four wins against teams that were ranked in the Top 20 at the time they played -- Florida State, Oklahoma, West Virginia and Kansas. Oklahoma State shot 52.2 percent overal...More >>

Kendall Smith scored 21 points to help Oklahoma State stun No. 6 Texas Tech 79-71 on Wednesday night. Lindy Waters added a career-high 18 points, and Jeffrey Carroll had 14 points to help the Cowboys (16-12, 6-9 Big 12) get a huge boost to their hopes of gaining an NCAA Tournament bid. The Cowboys already had four wins against teams that were ranked in the Top 20 at the time they played -- Florida State, Oklahoma, West Virginia and Kansas. Oklahoma State shot 52.2 percent overal...More >>